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I have zt1 and am having problems with guest happiness in mm scenario for  the shows.  Have tried everything recommended here and wiscos and no luck!  Please help

Prehistoric Cairns:

For ZT2MM, y does my computer start lagging after I've placed lots of animals?

Lots of animals take up more memory.  Therefore, your computer has more to think about, and slows down.

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lillbessjo:

I have zt1 and am having problems with guest happiness in mm scenario for  the shows.  Have tried everything recommended here and wiscos and no luck!  Please help

Try using mostly the tricks in the show that have the highest happiness ratings (I think that's what it is.)  I haven't played ZT1 in a long time, so I kinda forgot some things, sorry.

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Hello,
    I do have a few questions regarding ZT2 with Marine Mania.  I hope you can help me. 
    First question; when I create a show marine exhibit, I traditionally have a regular exhibit aquarium with a show tank attached to the front.  I have tried creating different shapes and sizes of the tanks, placing the the tricks in different locations, etc., and I cannot create a show with more than 1 marine animal and no more than 4 tricks per show. After placing/ adding the 4th trick it blocks everything I do and a red message comes up stating that I do not have enough room for that particular trick.  Now regardless of the trick I choose, or adding another show marine animal, it will not allow me to place it- so my shows are weak/lame and short.  My current zoo has a huge "coastal exhibit" with multiple show marine animals, and like I said I cannot put a big show together like I would like to.  I feel pretty confident that I am not doing something right, can you help me?
    Second question; in ZT1 I am fairly sure that when you created sidewalks/pathways for guests, you could raise and lower them and create steps.  It would allow you to make even elevated paths for viewing exhibits, while keeping them neat and uniform.  Everytime I try to make either sunken or elevated paths on ZT2, it gets choppy and looks bad/ sloppy.  (And I do use the terrain smoother.)  Is there a better/cleaner way to construct pathways that looks more symetrical, or is that the way the game is?
    Third and last question; I was searching google for ZT2 cheats and found a website called consolecheatcodes.com.  There was a 4 page printout of codes and cheats for ZT2.  There was a cheat where you took a male guest and named him Mr. Blue, and it made every guest have a blue shirt, this cheat did work.  However ever other code/cheat I have tried does not work.  For example, it says to name an exhibit "Xanadu", to get a unicorn.  Well how do you name an exhibit(if you know please tell me)?  I have looked through both ZT manuals, the internet, the tutorials, and this website, and cannot find anything that tells you how to name an exhibit.  Some of the other cheats are triceratops, dodo bird, double exhibit donations, setting all  employees salaries to $0, darth vader worker, a yoda maintenance worker, and a yeti, just to name a few.  Being a "gamer" pretty much my whole life, I was fairly sure there would be secret codes and cheats for ZT2 because there are cheats and codes for almost every game out there.  Are these codes and cheats real, or is someone just posting a bunch of crap?
    I would sincerely appreciate any feedback you have on these issues.  The reason I am writing to you is because you said, "Need help with your zoo?  Ask me all you need."  I am hoping u can help me.  Thanks,
                                  MindySue

I'll try my best to answer your questions.

For placing the tricks, when it says that another trick won't fit, move the other tricks over the side or something, then the other trick should fit.  Then you can put the tricks back to wherever you want them.  I'm not sure why it won't let you add another animal.  Have you trained the other animals?  Did you go into the tab and select another animal?  It might just be a weird glitch, too.

For the elevated paths, try changing your view while building the paths, and it may make it easier to build them more symetrical.

The cheats that you found are for Zoo Tycoon 1.  At least most of them are.  You can't name an exhibit for ZT2.

I hope I helped.

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